OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
John Pendleton Kennedy

BORN:
October 25, 1795
Baltimore, Maryland

DIED:
August 18, 1870 (age 74)
Newport, Rhode Island

EDUCATION:
Baltimore College (BA)

POLITICAL PARTY: 
Whig 

HIGHLIGHTS:
1812:
Served in the military during the War of 1812
1816:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Baltimore, Maryland
1821-1823:
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
1838:-1839
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland
1841-1845:
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland
1852-1853:
U.S. Secretary of the Navy 
1846:
Member/ Speaker  of the Maryland House of Delegates
1852-1853:
U.S. Secretary of the Navy 

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. Navy
Wikipedia

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